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啃

kěn · ken

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

小(xiǎo)狗(gǒu)正(zhèng)坐(zuò)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)啃(kěn)一(yì)根(gēn)骨(gǔ)头(tou)。

The puppy is sitting at the door gnawing on a bone.

他(tā)饿(è)了(le)，拿(ná)起(qǐ)一(yí)个(gè)苹(píng)果(guǒ)就(jiù)啃(kěn)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

He was hungry, so he picked up an apple and started biting into it.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.